Anisha, based in Mumbai, advises domestic and multinational companies on a full spectrum of competition matters, including cartel enforcement, abuse of dominance, merger control, leniency, dawn raids and competition audit / compliance. Her cross-sectoral experience includes both traditional sectors such as cement, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, logistics, alco-bev, etc. and new age markets such as e-commerce, radio taxis, digital platforms, digital media, etc. Anisha holds extensive merger control experience through involvement in complex and challenging M&A deals on both strategic buyouts and financial sponsor investments.
Anisha routinely writes for domestic and international journals and publications including, The Legal 500, Competition Law International (IBA Publication), GCR, Concurrences, Competition Policy International and International Antitrust Law (ABA Publication), etc.
Notably, Anisha’s articles titled “Do You Need Competition Approval to Buy a Single Share? Indian Merger Control and Non-Controlling Minority Acquisitions” and “Auto-Bearings & CBB: The Peculiar Story of a Cartel Duo” were nominated for Concurrences’ 2019 and 2021 Antitrust Writing Awards in the top business articles’ category.
Anisha often speaks in academic institutions and law schools on the subject. She has served as an editor on the debut publication on corporate law at the Centre for Business Law Academics Counsel and Chambers, Nepal.
Competition / Antitrust
Advised on its acquisition of eBay India Private Limited and in connection with Walmart’s, Tencent’s and SoftBank Group Corporation’s investment in Flipkart.
Advised on its acquisition of certain telecom assets from Reliance Communications Limited.
Advised on its merger with Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited.
Advised on allegations of cartelisation among cement manufacturers, before the erstwhile appellate tribunal and the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
Advised on allegations of cartelisation by tyre manufacturers, before the CCI.
Advised on allegations of potential abuse of dominance and alleged cartelisation, before the CCI and National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.
Advised on multiple investigations for alleged abuse of dominance, before the CCI.
Advised on an investigation on allegations of anti-completive practices and abuse of dominance by car manufacturers, before the CCI and the Director General’s (“DG”) office.
Advised on finding of cartelisation by the DG for fixing of cargo fuel surcharge, before the CCI.
Anisha Chand has represented and advised the following clients
- Chambers and Partners – 2022
- Who’s Who Legal: Future Leaders – 2017 – 2023
- Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Next Generation Partner, Competition and Antitrust – 2020 – 2022
- IBLJ- Future Leader 2023
- GCR: 40 Under 40 – 2020
- Recognised as one of the ‘40 under 40’ competition lawyers globally by GCR in 2020.
- Economic Times (a leading business newspaper in India) had also identified her in the coveted ET ‘Fortyunder40’ business leaders in India.
- Consistently ranked as a Leading Lawyer by Chambers and Partners;
- Consistently recognized by Legal 500 as a recommended lawyer;
- Consistently ranked in Who’s Who Legal in 2024 identified her as, ‘Future Leader - Global Elite’;
- Legal Era in 2024 also ranked her as a ‘Gennext Leading Lawyer’;
- Indian Business Law Journal ranked her as one of the ‘50 Up and Coming Future Legal Leaders’.
